Maria Shireen Thomas

Pandemic, The Light Therein
International Virtual Art Exhibition Series

(September 2020)

BIO

I am an artist from the B.C. era (Before Computers!) My choice of medium is rather unusual and involves everyday plastic trash & other trash that doesn't decompose easily, thus making it difficult for all life to survive on this planet. Join me in learning a fun skill to make creative wonders to be able to display indoors & outdoors. In the process, we would be cleaning our planet to live in a cleaner, greener & healthier environment.

Artist Statement

PLASTIC SURGE(ry): My version of @dsgoodsell ScientificArt of the novel virus. With use of plastic protective gear, plastic surges. Without solution to problem to discard plastic during the pandemic, life’s in danger. Blue indicates bodily fluid which in contact is contagious😷

‪It’s a surge of plastic everywhere with COVID19, the use of protective gear is plastic. And, without having a proper solution to the problem of how to discard the plastic that is being used during the pandemic, we will have to deal with another problem like this pandemic which would be plastic pollution.‬

‪I feel there is a connections between global warming, plastic and non-decomposing trash & the coronavirus. ‬